16 vCPU · 256 GiB · 12.5 Gbps · Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids 8488C)
$4.5600/hour on-demand · $3,329/month (MySQL, Single-AZ)
| Option | MySQL | PostgreSQL | MariaDB | Aurora MySQL | Aurora PostgreSQL | Oracle SE2 | SQL Server Express | SQL Server Web | SQL Server Standard | SQL Server Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-Demand | $4.5600 | $4.5600 | $4.5600 | $5.2800 | $5.2800 | — | — | — | $4.5600 | $4.5600 |
| 1y Std RI NU | $3.0550 | $3.0550 | $3.0550 | $3.5380 | $3.5380 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1y Std RI PU | $2.9640 | $2.9640 | $2.9640 | $3.4320 | $3.4320 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1y Std RI AU | $2.8729 | $2.8729 | $2.8729 | $3.3260 | $3.3260 | — | — | — | — | — |
Same family letter and size in a newer generation, ranked by price. “vCPU per $” uses vCPU as the performance proxy — newer chips usually add more, so it is a floor.
Graviton-eligible → db.r8g.8xlarge (-5%)| Type | $/h | Price Δ | vCPU per $ Δ | Saves / mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| db.r8g.8xlarge Graviton arch change | $4.3520 | -5% | +110% | $152 |
| db.r7g.8xlarge Graviton arch change | $4.3520 | -5% | +110% | $152 |
| Region | On-Demand $/h | vs ap-south-1 | Saves / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $4.0000 | -12% | $409 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $4.0000 | -12% | $409 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $4.0000 | -12% | $409 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $4.0800 | -11% | $350 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $4.1120 | -10% | $327 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $4.2080 | -8% | $257 |
Caveat: instance price is only part of the bill. Cross-region and internet data transfer, latency to your users, data-residency rules and service availability can outweigh a few percent on compute.
Daily snapshots since the catalog started tracking this type; a row is added whenever a headline price changes.
| Date | OD MySQL | OD Windows | 1y RI | 3y RI | Spot p50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | $4.5600 | — | $3.0550 | — | — |
Public AWS list prices (USD), refreshed nightly (catalog 2026-09-22). RI and Savings Plan rates are effective hourly (upfront amortised over the term) and are charged for every hour of the term. Excludes taxes, data transfer and storage. How these numbers are sourced and checked. Not affiliated with Amazon Web Services.
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